DFID Evaluation of CDC’s Financial Sector Portfolio

The purpose of this evaluation is to better understand the development outcomes and impacts associated with CDC’s investments in the financial sector. Its key components will include: A rapid review of CDC’s portfolio in the financial institutions sector using descriptive analysis to help highlight the outputs, outcomes and impacts intended and produced by CDC investments in the financial sector. This should provide a deeper understanding of CDC’s and its investees’ goals and work in this sector at each step along the impact pathway. It will help to identify what is understood about the outcomes and impacts of investments, where key questions and knowledge gaps remain, and where there are potential opportunities for further evaluation of these investments. A targeted review and mapping of the evidence base on the impacts of financial institutions underpinning the work of CDC and its investees. Linked with the portfolio review described above, mapping CDC’s portfolio against the evidence base will help to draw out key lessons relevant to CDC and its investees, and provide insights into potential opportunities to increase impact. A series of four to seven in‐depth studies addressing targeted research and evaluation questions relevant to CDC and/or its investees in the FI sector, including primary data collection. The finalisation of evaluation questions and study designs will follow on from the first two steps outlined above.